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Planting chickpea genotypes at different dates within the same season may expose the crop to different environmental factors (temperature and moisture) during their vegetative and reproduction stages. Thus, knowledge of ...

Indigenous trees play important roles in livelihoods for rural communities. Sclerocarya birrea and Berchemia discolor are indigenous in Africa and are used in rural communities for food and livestock feed, as well as for ...

Smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa still obtain low grain yields in maize largely due to low soil fertility. The soils are inherently low in nitrogen (N) that is required for the proper development of the maize ...

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) is one of the most important legumes cultivated
primarily for food by smallholder farmers in Africa. It is an affordable source of protein and
contributes to income generation as ...

Soil infertility, water scarcity, and availability of high yielding and drought tolerant crop genotypes remain major constraints for agricultural production in semi-arid regions. These constraints are major threats to ...

Tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) is an important food legume originating from South America and the South-western parts of the United States. The crop is produced in many countries worldwide including South Africa. It ...

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an excellent utilizer of residual soil moisture in agricultural ecosystems. However, its seed quality and hence reproduction is constrained by water stress, seed size and storage conditions. ...

Brassicas are important vegetable crops grown for home consumption and market gardening in eastern and southern Africa. However, productivity is affected by aphids, through both direct feeding and disease transmission. ...

Many high valued tree species of medicinal significance in the Limpopo Province,
South Africa exhibit seed dormancy, and also contain aromatic oils which inhibit
rooting of their stem cuttings. These plant species are ...

Colophospermum mopane (Fabaceae), commonly known as mopane tree, is an indigenous
tree species in Southern Africa, often being the dominant species in semi-arid areas. It plays
an integral part in the improvement of ...